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    these fields test the limits of our imaginations. With recent discoveries in genetics and the decoding of the human genome‚ scientists and politicians today work tirelessly towards complete control of the human body‚ plants‚ animals with dazzling results and further successes projected even up to the creation of synthetic life. However‚ many lines of research have sparked considerable controversy as society moves into an age of untold possibilities. The book Brave New World by Aldous Huxely portrays

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    relation to photography of a realist aesthetic‚ in particular the genres of tableau and documentary. Tableau ’s roots are in early pictorial photography which strove for balanced and harmonious compositions1. Borrowing from classical painterly aesthetics tableau photographs are made for the wall; to be looked at from a distance like paintings.2 A defining feature of the majority of tableau‚ and the images referred to in this essay is the use of models‚ or “posing”3. Documentary photography does not

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    strategy was based upon the skepticism over whether the massive investments in digital imaging would ever generate returns to shareholders. Shareholder activist‚ Bert Denton‚ had an entirely different vision for Kodak. He viewed Kodak’s traditional photography business as a potential cash cow. If Kodak could radically cut costs‚ a sizable profit stream was available to be returned to shareholders. If shareholders wanted to invest in digital imaging they could then invest their money on more promising

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    Access the contribution of functionalism to our understanding of the society The key concepts within functionalism are collective conscience‚ that all of society must have shared values and beliefs as it is crucial to achieve social order for the well being of society‚ they believe that this can be achieved through value consensus‚ that for society to live in consensus it must socialise its members into a set of norms and values to ensure society can work harmoniously and to meet it’s basic needs

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    Understanding Moral Understanding Throughout time there has always been this nagging question of what is right and what is wrong. As of yet‚ there is no universal agreement on the correct answer to that question‚ which leads to wondering: how do we even begin to make the decision of morals and where do they come from? Are morals imbedded in us from birth or are they programmed into us through life‚ nature verses nurture? According to psychology moral understanding is a process. No one starts

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    fire hydrant. Our last picture is of the jean couch upstairs. This image shows selective focusing because only one hole in the jean is in focus. The jean couch picture has a low contrast because it has smooth shadow edges. Our 6 images did not demonstrate the topics of medium framing‚ close-up framing‚ point of view of looking up at the subject‚ visual relief‚ depth and a high contrast image. One picture that did show medium framing is located on our contact sheet as “1 Medium” on our contact sheet

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    Mauldin1 Ashleigh Mauldin ENG 1010 Mrs. Fox 31 August 2013 The Sky is the Limit In the art of color guard‚ there are many different tosses that can be used to suit the need for visual aid in a show. Each toss has a different look‚ style‚ and even difficulty range; however‚ if you can master the mechanics of one simple toss‚ you can master the toughest toss out there. All you need to do is know the structure and parts of the flag‚ learn the mechanics needed‚ and grow strong in the art of tossing

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    Truth in Contemporary Photography Assessment Item: Major Essay Susan Sontag defined the photograph as a ‘trace’ directly stencilled off reality‚ like a footprint or a death mask. Every photograph is in some sense a document of something else‚ therefore giving it truthful merit. Photography is seen as a record‚ a piece of evidence that something happened at some point somewhere‚ in that time or place in front of the camera‚ holding its moments in stillness.[1] The photograph seeks to achieve information

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    The understanding of light and the effective use of colour in creative work and digital p photography. People effectively using colour in creative work and digital photography has been around for a long time now‚ and the study of light and colour even longer. In this essay I plan to effectively communicate how the human brain perceives light and how the understanding of this has culminated in creative work

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    Photography is only a mechanical process that handles all the work. So how can photography be art?” This might be the argument most people use to prove that photography can not be art. It is not so complex like drawing a beautiful painting and spending hours on that. A photographer just needs to use one button and here we go. But is this really the truth? How do people think about Art and Photography today and how did they before? In this essay i want to compare on main focus two totally different

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